After nearly a year of sanding scraping gluing and tinkering we have re-entered to briny deep and Amandari is all kitted up as a sailing camper van. Now we have notched up a few trips and hope to get a few more under our belt before the monsoon sets in.
Filled with epoxy it started to smoke...holy hell i had thinners and metho all over the place and it is hot at night. A squirt with the hose and a layer of ice saved the day.
From below, I have put in a section of marine ply
Using a router I cleared the rotten wood from the topThe Trailers;
Stage one complete. The objective here was to make the object in the driveway into another living space. The crew occupy themselves while the skipper knocks over a job here and there.I'll be doing some more painting yet.
I've got about 6 weeks until the first rains. So the cockpit drains and stormboards are a priority.
Clancy and Billy;The Crew. Clancy in the foreground
Nearly finished
I replaced all wobbly joins
After removing the panels to use as templates
The trailer.... To be the subject of another holiday effort.
The amazingly long process of removing fittings continues.
Note the hose; wetting the wooden beams helped to ensure smooth sliding.
Winching the trailer out from under the boat after the weight was on the stern keel.
Winching the boat back off the trailer.
I threaded a snatch strap across the bows to ensure the forces were evenly distributed.
The tyres were insurance against the risk of toppling off the stacks of bricks.
I did not dare to go any higher so I cut the tyre with a grinder and slid out the axle and rusting hub.
This is an Austral 20 trailer sailer. I think it is about 20 yeas old.
It was auctioned off by the sailing club and for better or worse I ended up with it.
She is called Amandari, A Balinese word meaning peaceful spirits.
Amandari arrived last Sunday (24.6.07) I've been taking all the fittings off in preparation for a full refit.
As she arrived. The axle and tyres were just sitting there, springs long gone.
3 comments:
Dearest Tom
This looks like a great project. I think it is a she and all she wants is some time to be nurtured. I think you and the boys are the people to do it. Jeff is very keen to learn to sail so after my exams next year i am going to do some navigation courses & go sailing with David F. Then i can tackle the Mexican gulf with Jeff.
Take care my friend - with all my love
Suzy
you seem to be doing alot more to this boat than scupers so i guess that means there is ALOT! more to do looks like its coming along great i hope its done by oct if not i can give you a hand.
Hi,
I am about to make a new trailer for my Austral A20. My boat is in the water at Bayview Marina and I need to take measurements. Is there any chance I could visit and measure the hull of your boat?
I rebuilt my Austral A20 in 2003
Cheers
Mike (Darwin)
mob: 0418 844 166
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